federal government. plus, in the next 30 minutes, president biden takes his political fight to florida, home to his biggest potential rivals. and devastation in syria and turkey, almost unimaginable as the death toll closes in on 20,000. we re live in turkey where one of our reporters just witnessed an incredible rescue. but we start with some explosive moments in those hearings we just mentioned, both democratic and republican lawmakers going hard at the biden administration and its officials for not doing something sooner about that chinese surveillance balloon. the truth is i got a problem with the chinese balloon flying over my state. by the administration s logic, we would allow the chinese to fly surveillance balloons over the pentagon or other sensitive sites near populated areas. as an alaskan, i am so angry. i want to use other words, but i m not going to. i want to bring in nbc s ryan nobles who s on capitol hill and michael crowley as the diplomatic c
right now, two separate senate committees are drilling into u.s. and china relations. in the wake of that chinese spy balloon entering the u.s. just last hour senator jon tester made the stakes abundantly clear. china s a real threat and one we need to take seriously, which is exactly why we re here today. house members this morning receiving a classified briefing on the balloon ahead of a vote scheduled just a few minutes from now to condemn china s use of a spy craft. senators are set to receive an all members briefing of their own in about 30 minutes. all of this happening as the state department is revealing fresh details about china s surveillance program this morning. and just what the balloon hovering over the u.s. was capable of. in a few moments, i ll talk to former u.s. ambassador to china max baucus about what we can learn and the very real threat posed by china. plus, fading hopes for survival, days after devastating earthquakes rocked turkey and syria. the
This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Frozen in a park lot turned lake of ice in revere, massachusetts. And flooded basements after high winds sent waves bursting through a sea wall in situate. That combination of winds, tide, and a super moon produced the highest tide this area has ever seen. The waters of the Boston Harbor are nearly 10 feet below where im standing right here, but at the height of the storm the sea waters went up over this wharf, into the downtown streets, subways and basements. Boston wasnt alone in her misery. In queens, new york, frances antigone learn a hard lesson. I think people should stay home because, look. I got stuck. Reporter many demonstrated the kindness of strangers. cheers this woman was rescued from her second floor by a man and his frontend loader. In onondaga, new york, vol peers with the for neglectd spets. They found sparky who neighbors said had been left outside all morning who is now warm and safe. Its not expected to get above Single D
With jeff glor. Glor good evening, the pirnt storm moved out, the winter cold moved in. Arctic air is pushing across the country. Wind chill advisories are up tonight from the midwest to the east and as far south as the carolinas. In some places, it will feel like its more than 40 below zero. High atop Mount Washington in new hampshire, the wind chill could approach 100 below. We begin tonight with don dahler in boston. Reporter boston woke up to the weather equivalent of a bad hangover after a wild and wintry 24 hours with temperatures plunging into the teens, tough new englanders moved around in clouds of breath vapor, doing the slick sidewalk shuffle. We found Stephanie Cummings digging out her car. Are you ready for spring . Uh, not quite yet. Reporter others were dealing with the unpleasant results of a violent storm, cars frozen in a park lot turned lake of ice in revere, massachusetts. And flooded basements after high winds sent waves bursting through a sea wall in situate. That
Poll has trump at 44, ted cruz, 24, rubio, 21, kasich, 9. For the republicans, ohio is another big contest. Ohio Governor John Kasich hoping to win his home state as part of an effort to keep trump from winning enough delegates to prevent a floor fight. There is the theory that every little bit helps and kasich campaigned with mitt romney. I want to be president , but i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land in order to get there. Reporter trump canceled a stop in florida. Instead, he was on kasichs home turf in youngstown, along with new jersey governor Chris Christie. Trump needled kasich for losing new hampshire. Even governor Chris Christie was there. I hated to do that, but i had to make my point. We have to beat trump at the ballot box. Reporter polls show Hillary Clinton ahad in florida and ohio. Bernie sanders ahead by a nose North Carolina and missouri also vote. At the end of the day, love always trumps hatred. I am so worried about our country and what